Winter parties are happening this week at East Texas schools, and if you're looking to give a thank-you gift to a teacher that he or she will really appreciate, we've got several good ideas. And they're all affordable.

Generous talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, gave four firefighters from Boston, a trip on a Caribbean cruise for rescuing a dog from an icy river. But because of state ethic laws, the firefighters have to forfeit their gift.

There they are, the gifts, they're all wrapped up in pretty paper and just sitting there under the tree, all alone and just waiting for someone to rip off the paper to reveal the secret that's contained. But is it really a secret, if you've stolen a little peek? NO!

Whoever said, "It's better to give than to receive," probably received a lot of ties, socks and awful Christmas sweaters over the years. Nobody really enjoys getting these kinds of gifts, but millions are sold every year. It's time to stop faking enthusiasm over stuff tha…

Not only do we have to worry about what to get our sweetie on Valentine's Day, we have to think aboutwhether it's appropriate for how long we've been a couple. Here are Cosmo's ideas for gifts for different stages of "couple-dom" -- more after the jump.